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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 398		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 398
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 448-451.

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	1850: Repeated in English (by special request, and now cited under its proper title of ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'', and correctly attributed to Webster) by [[Captain Hall's Company]] in Cape Town on 29 May, now as an afterpiece to ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne) and confusingly (according to [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]]:p, 398), a "Comedietta, in two Acts, by D. Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)" (Actually the latter was not one, but '''two''' one act plays: ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' by Boucicault and ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' by Planché .)		1850: Repeated in English (by special request, and now cited under its proper title of ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'', and correctly attributed to Webster) by [[Captain Hall's Company]] in Cape Town on 29 May, now as an afterpiece to ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne) and confusingly (according to [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]]:p, 398), a "Comedietta, in two Acts, by D. Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)" (Actually the latter was not one, but '''two''' one act plays: ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' by Boucicault and ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' by Planché .)
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		+	1883: Performed in [[Dutch]] as ''[[Mijne Vrouw en Mijn Parapluie]]'' by [[De Eendracht]] in the [[Volunteer Drill Hall]], Cape Town, on 24 August, as preamble to a ball held in commemoration of the birthday of Crown Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, the patron of [[De Eendracht]]. It was the [[amateur]] company's last performance.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Webster,_Benjamin_Nottingham_(DNB00)		http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Webster,_Benjamin_Nottingham_(DNB00)
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		+	Gerd Aage Gillhoff. 2013. ''The Royal Dutch Theatre at the Hague 1804–1876''. Springer: p. 186[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=VLoqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA183&lpg=PA183&dq=mijne+vrouw+en+mijn+parapluie&source=bl&ots=fQ8UunnKY9&sig=ACfU3U1Xk-uafUR9SbTto7RO7GGztVOfRw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPo9j1r6LlAhWRTBUIHYDFASoQ6AEwCnoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=mijne%20vrouw%20en%20mijn%20parapluie&f=false]

	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 398		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 398

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	However, Bosman's entry is confusing, since he also mentions ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' by Benjamin Webster (possibly to indicate his awareness of the error), for there is no record of a play of this name by this name by Peake. The two titles appear to refer to the ''same'' play: ''[[Ma Femme et Mon Parapluie]]'' as translated by Webster. It was probably wrongly advertised by the company or wrongly quoted by a reporter.		However, Bosman's entry is confusing, since he also mentions ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' by Benjamin Webster (possibly to indicate his awareness of the error), for there is no record of a play of this name by this name by Peake. The two titles appear to refer to the ''same'' play: ''[[Ma Femme et Mon Parapluie]]'' as translated by Webster. It was probably wrongly advertised by the company or wrongly quoted by a reporter.
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		+	Translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Mijne Vrouw en Mijn Parapluie]]'', a version listed by Gillhoff ( p. 186) as an unidentified French [[vaudeville]], performed by the Royal Dutch Theatre at the Hague in 1868, and by Bosman (1980) as a play by an unknown author.

	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==

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 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Webster,_Benjamin_Nottingham_(DNB00)
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p. 398
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 398
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : Performed in English under the title ''[[My New Wife and My Old Umbrella]]''  and attributed to R.B. Peake,  by the [[Garrison Players]] (the group locally known as [[Captain Hall's Company]] at the time)  in Cape Town  on 8 May, as an afterpiece to ''[[Richelieu, or The Conspiracy]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton).
-: Repeated in English (by special request, and now cited under its proper title of ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'', and correctly attributed to Webster) by [[Captain Hall's Company]] in Cape Town  on 29 May, now as an afterpiece to ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne) and confusingly (according to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]]:p, 398), a "Comedietta, in two Acts, by D. Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)" Actually there were two one act plays:  ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' by Boucicault and ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' by Planché .
+: Repeated in English (by special request, and now cited under its proper title of ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'', and correctly attributed to Webster) by [[Captain Hall's Company]] in Cape Town  on 29 May, now as an afterpiece to ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne) and confusingly (according to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]]:p, 398), a "Comedietta, in two Acts, by D. Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)" (Actually the latter was not one, but '''two''' one act plays:  ''[[A Lover by Proxy]]'' by Boucicault and ''[[My Daughter, Sir!, or A Daughter to Marry]]'' by Planché .)
 == Sources ==

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 An English text entitled ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' was adapted from the French by  Benjamin Webster, and first performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on 23 June 1837, starring the adaptor,  and published 1837.
-A farce entitled ''[[My New Wife and My Old Umbrella]]''m ascribed to R.B. Peake[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake](1792 – 1847),  is mentioned as being performed in Cape Town by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928, p.398) from local papers in Cape Town in 1850.
+A farce entitled ''[[My New Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' ascribed to R.B. Peake[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake](1792 – 1847),  is mentioned as being performed in Cape Town by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928, p.398) from local papers in Cape Town in 1850.
 However,  Bosman's entry is confusing, since he also mentions ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' by Benjamin Webster (possibly to indicate his awareness of the error), for there is no record of a play of this name by this name by Peake. The two titles appear to refer to the ''same'' play: ''[[Ma Femme et Mon Parapluie]]'' as translated by Webster. It was probably wrongly advertised by the company or wrongly quoted by a reporter.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed in English, according to Bosman (1928) under the title ''[[My New Wife and My Old Umbrella]]''  and attributed to R.B. Peake,  by the [[Garrison Players]] (the group locally known as [[Captain Hall's Company]] at the time)  in Cape Town  on 8 May, as an afterpiece to ''[[Richelieu, or The Conspiracy]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton).
+: Performed in English under the title ''[[My New Wife and My Old Umbrella]]''  and attributed to R.B. Peake,  by the [[Garrison Players]] (the group locally known as [[Captain Hall's Company]] at the time)  in Cape Town  on 8 May, as an afterpiece to ''[[Richelieu, or The Conspiracy]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton).
 : Repeated in English (by special request, and now cited under its proper title of ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'', and correctly attributed to Webster) by [[Captain Hall's Company]] in Cape Town  on 29 May, now as an afterpiece to ''[[The Lancers]]'' (Payne) and confusingly (according to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]]:p, 398), a "Comedietta, in two Acts, by D. Boucicault, Esq., ''[[A Lover by Proxy! or My Daughter Sir!]]'' (Planché)"

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	An English text entitled ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' was adapted from the French by Benjamin Webster, and first performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on 23 June 1837, starring the adaptor, and published 1837.		An English text entitled ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' was adapted from the French by Benjamin Webster, and first performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on 23 June 1837, starring the adaptor, and published 1837.
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		+	A farce entitled ''[[My New Wife and My Old Umbrella]]''m ascribed to R.B. Peake[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brinsley_Peake](1792 – 1847), is mentioned as being performed in Cape Town by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928, p.398) from local papers in Cape Town in 1850.
		+
		+	However, Bosman's entry is confusing, since he also mentions ''[[My Young Wife and My Old Umbrella]]'' by Benjamin Webster (possibly to indicate his awareness of the error), for there is no record of a play of this name by this name by Peake. The two titles appear to refer to the ''same'' play: ''[[Ma Femme et Mon Parapluie]]'' as translated by Webster. It was probably wrongly advertised by the company or wrongly quoted by a reporter.

	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==